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George Cress O/C Abstract Painting
George Cress O/C Abstract Painting
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Description
George Ayers Cress (Alabama/Tennessee, 1921-2008) untitled oil on canvas abstract painting, composed of fields of color arranged in vertical bars and rendered in pastel shades of purple, green, pink, and white. Unsigned. Unframed: 36" H x 29 7/8" W. Biography: "George Cress was born in Anniston, Alabama and studied at Emory University, American University, and the University of Georgia, where he studied under fellow Southern contemporary artist Lamar Dodd. He was a central figure in Chattanooga's arts community and served as President of the Tennessee Arts Council. He sat on the board of the Hunter Museum of Art. From 1951-1984 he was painter in residence at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga. The Cress Gallery of Art at UTC is named in his honor." (Source: The Tennessee Historical Quarterly Vol. XLIV No. 2: "Landscape and Genre Painting in Tennessee 1810-1985").

PROVENANCE: Property of the Hunter Museum of American Art.
Condition
Painting is in excellent condition.
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George Cress O/C Abstract Painting

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